Game has predicted that Drake's album Thank Me Later will be a big seller despite leaking online weeks before its official release.

The rapper told MTV News that he has no doubt that the record will go gold within its first week on shelves.

"Every now and then, a man comes along and reshapes hip-hop; this is the dude for this time," he explained.

"I came out, my first album, 590,000. I feel he got a bigger buzz than I did. When I came out, everybody else was still poppin'. Right now... he's just coming down. I got my album coming, Tip coming, Ross coming, but everybody is on their Drake stuff - even me. Dude is good, man."

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He added that he was not initially a fan of the Canadian singer, but changed his mind after hearing the album.

"At first, I thought it was just catchy hooks. But he got something to say. I like it," he said.

"He's not from America, but you can tell his influences are us, and dude [is] dope. Plus, all the chicks like him."